Can a chicken raise a duck?

So, can a chicken raise a duckling?.... Well, let's say, they had to get to know each other.
The chicken in this video is the same one that also helped us with incubating Albert's friends. She is so sweet and I felt sorry for her that she had no chicks to raise for herself.

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We only have chickens and no rooster
so our hen was sitting on empty eggs
She was so dedicated and really wanted to be a mum
So I got her a present
She could see it, smell it: This was not a chicken egg
A few days later I checked the egg
right on schedule
so a couple of weeks later, on a beautiful morning...
to make sure all would go well, I kept the egg with me during hatching
it was strong it was healthy all should go well
so when it was dark outside, I snuck the duckling under the hen
The next morning...
Now listen to that sound and watch the little grain
In 'Chicken" this means: "Look, I've got something nice for you"
Little chickens will come running when they hear this
the hen kept calling him
but the duckling went for a swim
"Hey, water is dangerous, get back here"
The hen wanted to understand this weird chick
so she started to study how it was trying to eat
She thought his leg looked like a nice little worm
But that's alright...
The duckling thought he could eat his mum too
ouch!
the little one needed to eat
so I showed them the duckling food

1 Tall-Tales by Luke Richards
2 Risleys-Waltz by Adam Skinner/Dan Skinner/Randall Breneman
3 Razz by Bob Bradley

For filming I use a canon EOS 700D and an iphone 5s

[FlyingWolfWings]

that hen is the world's most patient mum

[MyNameisGon]

Duck: Quack
Chicken: We talked about this
Duck: Cluck

[winterleader]

The way the mother observes the egg, notices it's different, but still put it under her was amazing

[ziagguk]

the way she stared at the egg and then was like "it's mine now" and boink it went in was the cutest

[MCLefka]

"He looks strange and sounds weird, but that is my baby"
-Chicken

[twilly]

Duck: *Quacks*
Chicken: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that.

[fordxbgtfalcon]

About 10 years ago we did this but with a pigeon baby. Our hen took it in immediately and put the baby underneath her. She raised the pigeon to adulthood. Our pigeon just walks around the backyard pecking at bugs now and never fly’s away. True story.

[DrEnderman-ofmp]

0:30 Despite the fact that I have lived on a farm for most of my life, I have never seen a chicken stare at an egg so intently, as if wondering if she could feed this child and whether it was worth taking him into her family. It's amazing. Chickens are really one of the most caring mothers.

[senorqueso]

Duck: *goes to water and swims*

Chicken: *_confused screaming_*

[WeeblyEdits]

Them: *gives the hen a duck egg*
Hen: what's this? A child? Your child?
*pushes the egg under her*
Hen: My child now.

[MMLCGG]

That chicken is more supportive to that duckling more than my own mum :(

[carensantos]

I like how the mom only cares that she’s loves her baby even though the ducking is different from her😍🥰

[stealthgamingyt]

Duck: *swims*

Chicken: _wait, _*_thats illegal._*

[riddlemethat]

Duck: I raise duck eggs
Swan: I raise swan eggs
Chicken: EGG is EGG!

[Lampe]

I really laughed when the duckling tried to eat the chicken's eyelid and the chicken did nothing but closing her eye to protect the eyeball. So cute!

[spideyman]

0:45 the way she nudges the egg in as if she's trying to invite him in is adorable🥺

[rachelgailcadiogan]

The person filming: she was so dedicated

Chicken: 0 > 0

[noyq]

Hen: **looks at egg**




Also hen: *egg is egg*

[lindaj]

I grew up on a farm in Canada and one day someone brought us two wild duck eggs. We put them under one of our laying hens and she hatched them. Every spring, the run-off from snow would form a small shallow lake in our barnyard. The two ducklings spent hours happily paddling around in it while their frantic mother hen circled around the edge calling for them. I felt so bad for her. She was such a good mom. They were big by the autumn and flew off with some other wild ducks who had come by.

[twasinjunaed]

Him: *Puts egg in front of Hen*
Hen: What is this?
*5 seconds later*
Hen: It's mine now